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  1. 6. Den verkliga staden? : Norrköpings innerstad mellan urbana idéer och lokala identiteter

    Författare :Mats Brusman; Tora Friberg; Lars Kvarnström; Ola Wetterberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Town planning; place; transport; mindscapes; local identity; Stadsplanering; trafik; plats; mobilitet; mindscapes; lokal identitet; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation studies how city planning is affected by notions on urbanity and ideas of the value of local places. Empirically, the dissertation deals with the development of the city of Norrköping in the 1990’s and the early 2000’s. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Att ordna staden : Den nya storstadspolitiken växer fram

    Författare :Susanne Urban; Sven E O Hort; Mats Franzén; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; town planning; urban sociology; neighbourhood; planning ideal; publicity; ethnic housing segregation; integration; public realm; Jürgen Habermas; social problems; participation; metropolitan policy; integration policy; Samhällsplanering; urbansociologi; grannskap; planeringsideal; offentlighet; etnisk bostadssegregation; integration; offentlig sfär; Jürgen Habermas; samhällsproblem; delaktighet; storstadspolitik; integrationspolitik; Huddinge; Sociology; Sociologi; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : The sociology of the city has two faces: one of threat and one of promises. Originally, the city was portrayed as a threat to social life and individual identity, while, in contrast, the neighbourhood was seen to include the promise of restoring basic social relations to the web of city life. LÄS MER

  4. 8. The allure of the exotic : The social use of non-local raw materials during the Stone Age in Sweden

    Författare :Jacqueline Taffinder; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : By use of ethnoarchaeological method this thesis attempts to investigate the social roles of non-local raw materials. Personal ornaments are studied in a world-wide range of ethnographic contexts, attention being focused on the origin of raw materials used to make these objects and the social use they assume in the 64 different societies analysed. LÄS MER

  5. 9. The negotiable desert : Expert knowledge in the negotiations of the Convention to Combat Desertification

    Författare :Elisabet Corell; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Convention to Combat Desertification CCD ; desertification; expertise; influence; international environmental negotiations; International Panel of Experts on Desertification IPED ; local knowledge; non-governmental organizations NCOs ; non-state actors; science and politics; scientific advisers; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Sammanfattning : As the awareness of environmental problems increases, so too do the number of international rules and regulations to prevent them. To set up new rules, decision-makers need knowledge about the environmental issues addressed and therefore often consult experts. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Origins of Kingship Traditions and Symbolism in the Great Lakes Region of Africa

    Författare :Birgitta Farelius; Tord Fornberg; Arvi Hurskainen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; interlacustrine; “the religious vision of the world”; the Creator; the first owners of the soil; the white cow; the hammer of smith ; Bigo bya Mugenyi; social stratification; the Bacwezi; the Babiito ideology of statecraft; the Bunyoro centre of creation; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : Considering myth as the bearer of important symbolism with potentials to reveal history, this dissertation undertakes a historical interpretation of kingship traditions and/or myths in the Great Lakes region. While the historical sources describe the cultures of the peoples of the interlacustrine region, this study goes a step further to develop analytic categories using symbolism to interpret and explain the socio-political developments, which previously have been mystified and hence crystallised in theories as the well-known Hamitic theory. LÄS MER